In the 1980s, we had Michael Jackson (King of Pop), Madonna (Queen of Pop), and Prince (His Purple Majesty).In the 2000s, we had 2 different sets:– Britney Spears (Princess of Pop), Justin Timberlake (Prince, later turned President of Pop), and Christina Aguilera (Princess of Pop)– Beyonce (Queen of R&B/Pop), Usher (King of R&B), and Alicia Keys (Queen of R&B)In the 2010s? So far we have Adele (Queen of Soul), Rihanna (Princess of R&B), Taylor Swift (Princess of Country), Chris Brown (Prince of R&B), Katy Perry (Queen of Pop), Lady Gaga (Lady/Queen of Pop), and Bruno Mars (Duke of Pop) as candidates.

Justin Bieber is most definitely the Joker of Pop. One Direction is the Big Five of Pop?

Beyoncé is more relevant than really anyone else I mean shes just Queen B. And Gaga cant hold a candle really to anyone she needs a hit like crack head does. This decade is being ruled by Taylor shes bigger now then she was when she 1st stepped on the scene.

Well, the first time I heard of Taylor, she broke up with Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, then Fearless was topping the charts in 2009, then Kanye ruins her speech, then was given her moment by Beyonce cuz of Kanye, then won a Grammy award for Album of the Year in 2010, and she’s been successful ever since.

King of the 80s: Michael JacksonQueen of the 80s: MadonnaKing of the 90s: That was basically “Star Wars” so I don’t know for sure, but Garth Brooks was most likely the King of that decade.King of the 2000s: EminemQueen of the 2000s: Britney SpearsKing of the 2010s: Justin Timberlake or Bruno MarsQueen of the 2010s: Adele, Rihanna, Taylor Swift or Beyonce

[quote=”Final2″]Beyoncé is more relevant than really anyone else I mean shes just Queen B. And Gaga cant hold a candle really to anyone she needs a hit like crack head does. This decade is being ruled by Taylor shes bigger now then she was when she 1st stepped on the scene.

Well, the first time I heard of Taylor, she broke up with Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, then Fearless was topping the charts in 2009, then Kanye ruins her speech, then was given her moment by Beyonce cuz of Kanye, then won a Grammy award for Album of the Year in 2010, and she’s been successful ever since.[/quote]

Well before that she released one of the longest charting albums of all time and spent 6 weeks at #1 on country airplay which I believe is tied for most week #1 of the 2000s. She was big before Kanye. She had already crossed over with Teardrops on my Guitar.

There is no trinity at the moment because that would imply that 3 artists are on the same level.

Beyonce is the Queen. Her popularity and industry cred is incomparable. She is the Queen of Pop and R&B and the music industry as a whole. Who else has more cross genre respect? The only other people who have a comparable impact on pop culture are Jay Z and Kanye…

I’d say the second tier is Adele, Rihanna, Gaga, and Taylor Swift. Artists who will all be remembered as icons in the next decade. I’d put Justin Timberlake in here too because no other contemporary male pop stars really compare, but he definitely peaked in the 2000s.

Bruno Mars, Katy Perry and Chris Brown are the third tier. Artists who have notable success and strong fan bases, but lack the industry respect and impact. They all have potential to be better (mainly Bruno), but IMO they haven’t really established themselves as icons yet.

There is no trinity at the moment because that would imply that 3 artists are on the same level.

Beyonce is the Queen. Her popularity and industry cred is incomparable. She is the Queen of Pop and R&B and the music industry as a whole. Who else has more cross genre respect? The only other people who have a comparable impact on pop culture are Jay Z and Kanye…

I’d say the second tier is Adele, Rihanna, Gaga, and Taylor Swift. Artists who will all be remembered as icons in the next decade. I’d put Justin Timberlake in here too because no other contemporary male pop stars really compare, but he definitely peaked in the 2000s.

Bruno Mars, Katy Perry and Chris Brown are the third tier. Artists who have notable success and strong fan bases, but lack the industry respect and impact. They all have potential to be better (mainly Bruno), but IMO they haven’t really established themselves as icons yet.